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Google has pushed out a new stable version of Chrome for Android that should provide better battery life and reduced data usage when watching videos. That’s certainly a welcome improvement given that by the company’s own estimates, a billion hours…

Google is working on a brand new and completely redesigned Android launcher that's set to debut on this year's Nexus handsets, if information from Android Police is correct. This new launcher, potentially called the "Nexus Launcher", removes the app drawer…

Google hadn’t had much success in the living room prior to 2013 (remember Google TV, anyone?). In July of that year, however, the company launched a $35 dongle called Chromecast that would not only reverse its fortunes but change the…

Google has finally launched a feature that allows users to share their purchased apps, games, TV shows, moves, and books with other users. Known as the Google Play Family Library, the feature rivals Apple's two-year-old Family Sharing plan for iTunes…

A new feature could soon be available for Android phones that helps emergency service providers accurately pinpoint your location when you dial 911 from a mobile device. It’s already available in the UK and Estonia, and Google said it is…

While Google’s virtual reality division is working on its upcoming Daydream VR platform and reference design – essentially a much more advanced version of Cardboard built on Android 7.0 Nougat – it seems the company still has ambitions for other…

Hangouts on iOS has supported video messaging for a while now -- since February 2014 actually -- and today Google is finally bringing the feature to its own platform. The update has just started rolling out on Google Play and…

Lying just above Scotland and halfway between Noway and Iceland is the archipelago of the Faroe Islands. Its remoteness and the fact that it is spread across 18 tiny, rugged islands means it hasn’t been visited by Google Street View,…

Following the addition of U.S. Celular to its supported networks Google’s Project Fi is making yet another expansion, this time aimed at improving coverage and speeds for those traveling abroad. Today the company announced a deal with Three that will…

A report by Android Police last week claimed that two smartwatches made by Google were in the works and set for a 2016 release. Now, the website has drawn up a render of what the devices could look like based…

Google is teaching a few new tricks to Android Marshmallow’s Now on Tap feature, which lets you find relevant information and context about what’s currently on your device’s screen when you press and hold the home button. Namely, it can…

Google today announced it has acquired French machine learning startup Moodstocks for an undisclosed sum. The deal is expected to close in the next few weeks and seems to be focused primarily on the talent, with the team at Moodstocks…

Google over the past couple of months has focused on teaching its autonomous car various tasks that drivers use on a daily basis. Last month, for example, Google’s self-driving car learned to use its horn at appropriate times (tips that…

Another day another Android malware report. This time cybersecurity software maker Check Point reports that at least 10 million devices have been infected by a new malware dubbed HummingBad that’s netting its Beijing-based creators up to $300,000 in monthly revenue…

Google uses all the information associated with your account -- search, YouTube, Gmail, Chrome, Maps, Home -- to show tailored ads on its own web properties, but up until now it had used cookies to deliver relevant ads on other…

Google’s implementation of full disk encryption on its Android mobile operating system was an important step forward in terms of personal privacy and security. But as security researcher Gal Beniamini discovered, however, it’s not fail proof.

Google on Thursday revealed that Android N, the upcoming version of its popular mobile operating system, will officially be named Android Nougat. Many expected Google to once again partner with a major brand on the name but that turned out…